Florida Governor Ron DeSantis weighed in on Tiger Woods’ ability to drive golf carts on a suspended license.
Woods, 50, lost his privilege to drive a motor vehicle or EV for the next 5 years following his guilty plea on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The golf legend pled guilty to reckless driving after a rollover crash in Florida in March. A judge assessed a $1,000 fine for Woods in addition to suspending his driver’s license for 5 years. Prosecutors agreed to drop his DUI charges.
The judge cautioned the golf legend, “If you drive for any reason at all, you will be going back to jail.”
Gov. DeSantis gave his opinion on whether Woods’ plea deal and suspended license means he can’t drive a golf cart.
“Tiger should be able to drive a golf cart on the golf course,” he wrote on X.com in response to footage of State Attorney Thomas Bakkedahl commenting on Woods during his press conference on Wednesday.
The-Express U.S. noted that Florida law classifies golf carts as motor vehicles, requiring a license to operate on public roadways.
“Furthermore, Florida law does not require adults to possess a driver’s license to operate a golf cart, though Woods’ previous driving record raises questions about whether Judge Steele’s warning that any driving would result in jail time extends to golf carts as well.”
According to the PGA Tour Champions player handbook, “The player must drive the cart to his tee shot on par 3’s and par 5’s, and then either player or caddy may drive the cart thereafter.”
Woods probably shouldn’t worry about getting pulled over by a cop while driving his golf cart from his home to the golf course every day.